Ep.10: On climate migration and living with grief, w/ Elisabeth from Ethos and Empathy

In this [Campfire Talk] we delve deep into a difficult, but necessary subject: climate grief. Our guest today is Elisabeth Dimitras, a neurodivergent queer soul activist and founder of the online antispeciesist website Ethos & Empathy. Elisabeth is from Greece, but had to move to Sweden due to climate change. She'll tell us about her dreams, the story of her loss, what she learned about the mourning the living, both human and non-human, and about climate grief. In the [Offering], Elisabeth will read us The Shambhala Warrior Prophecy as told by Joanna Macy.  Attention: The episode can be a bit emotionally heavy at times. There is a mention of suicide in the last half. Timestamps 00:30 [Campfire talk] What is climate grief? A story of climate migration, change and loss 47:43 [Offering] The Shambhala Warrior Prophecy from Joanna Macy [Campfire talk] What is climate grief? A story of climate migration, change and loss Elisabeth and M. discuss a winding story of climate grief and ecological destruction, as Elisabeth tell us about the loss of her dream to establish a permaculture garden and animal sanctuary in Greece due to wildfires and droughts. We also learn about the Good Grief Network and how various resources helped Elisabeth cope with the loss of her beloved canine companion, Misoy. [Offering] The Shambhala Warrior Prophecy from Joanna Macy Elisabeth shares with us The Shambhala Warrior Prophecy from Joanna Macy, and why it is important to her. The prophecy comes from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. We have replaced the use of the word "barbarians" in the original reading with "enemies", to avoid its negative connotations.  Resources Ethos and Empathy Grief Recovery Method. Elisabeth Dimitras. Embrace Grief. Videos by Elisabeth.   Good Grief Network. Climate Psychology Alliance. Shapes of Grief. Embodied Philosophy. Yoga for ecological grief. H. Comtesse et al. "Ecological Grief as a Response to Environmental Change: A Mental Health Risk of Functional Response?" Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 16;18(2):734. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020734 Beyond Species Podcast. "Caring for wild animals". End of the world show. "The long dark with Francis Weller".  Work that reconnects network. "Joanna Macy on the Shambhala Warrior Prophecy". Elisabeth on Mastodon. - Hosted & Edited by: M. Sound engineering by: Marius Montage: Ioni Theme music: Teo Graphic artist & illustrator: Mina Social media: Grc - If you like our work, you can support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/thelastfireflies or with a one time donation on ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/thelastfireflies